Due October 22 via HarperCollins, the project sees the iconic drummer share his personal story of family, friendship, music, and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and bandmate.
Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer Ariel Levy, “Brothers” is seventy-year-old drummer Alex's love letter to his younger brother, Edward (Maybe "Ed," but never "Eddie"), written while still mourning his untimely death.
"I was with him from day one," Alex writes. "We shared the experience of coming to this country and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800-square-foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic. Later, we shared the back of a tour bus, alcoholism, the experience of becoming famous, of becoming fathers and uncles, and of spending more hours in the studio than I've spent doing anything else in this life. We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime.”
Alex will host book signings in New York City and Northvale, NJ, and take part in a live conversation event in Los Angeles that will also be streamed, as follows:
Monday, October 21 @ 12 Noon – Barnes & Noble – NYC
Tuesday, October 22 @ 6 PM – Books & Greetings – Northvale, NJ
Thursday, October 24 @ 8 PM – Live Talks LA @ the Frost Auditorium in Culver City, CA
Tickets for the book signing and live conversation events are available now via Van-Halen.com.
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See also:
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